WWE NXT debuts to strong ratings on SyFy

As reported Friday by Multichannel News, Tuesday's premiere of WWE NXT on Syfy grew the network's time slot rating by nearly a third.

WWE NXT pinned a 1.3 household rating and 1.7 million viewers according to Nielsen data. This was 32% higher than Syfy's first-quarter delivery on Tuesdays in the 10 p.m. hour, according to network officials.

From a demographic perspective, NXT notched a 73% gain among adults 18 to 34 (430,000), a 51% advance against persons 18 to 49 (787,000) and 35% improvement with adults 25 to 54 (767,000).This marked WWE's best performance among households and adults 18 to 49 on Syfy since Sept. 1, 2009.